Tech company attack

The Chancellor is expected to announce a formal review into a possible “turnover tax” on tech companies in his Spring Statement next week, the Times reports. Mel Stride, financial secretary to the Treasury, told MPs yesterday that the Treasury had been looking into a sales tax on technology giants since November's budget.

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